Author:
Raghavan, Srinath.
Imprint:New York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, c2016.
Descriptionxvii, 554 p., 16 unnumbered pages of platesa : ill. ; 25 cm.
Note:"First published in 2016 by Allen Lane"...title page verso
Note:Politics of war -- Defence of India -- Competing offers -- Mobilizing India -- Into Africa -- The oil campaigns -- Fox hunting -- Collapsing dominoes -- Coils of war -- Declarations for India -- Rumour and revolt -- Indian National Armies -- Allies at war -- War economy -- Around the Mediterranean -- Preparation -- Back to Burma -- Post-war -- Last post.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-519) and index.
Note:Between 1939 and 1945 India underwent irreversible change when Indians suddenly found themselves fighting in World War II, and the author paints a picture of battles abroad and life on the home front, arguing that the war is crucial to explaining why colonial rule ended in South Asia,"--NoveList.
